Wednesday, 17 May 2017

A young Milton Keynes Dons fan,
arrested after his team's 2-0 defeat to rivals AFC Wimbledon, has
been cleared of threatening behaviour despite telling a policeman to:
“F*** off.”Alex Makel, 20, of Roeburn
Crescent, Emerson Valley says the police line were forcing him onto
the wrong coach, which was already overcrowded with supporters.Wimbledon magistrates found him
not guilty of using threatening behaviour in a Homebase car park
outside AFC Wimbledon's Kingsmeadow stadium, New Malden on March
14.Police said Makel was part of an
aggressive group of away supporters shouting abuse and trying to get
at AFC Wimbledon fans, resulting in him being forced to the ground
and handcuffed.“I showed no intention that day
to show harm to anyone,” he told the trial. “They were ushering
us toward a coach that was full so we held our ground.”PC Stuart Everton earlier told the
court there was a tense atmosphere outside the ground and Makel was
“very aggressive” and had to be pushed back as he tried to break
the police line.“He then became more aggressive,
his fists were clenched, his eyes were fixed on me and he was
repeatedly shouting: 'F*** off.'“His eyes were bulging and he
and he seemed shocked and surprised that I had pushed him in the
chest.”Makel said: “I'd say it as more
a push to the throat and I did tell the officer to: 'F*** off.'“A number of AFC Wimbledon fans
came into the car park where their cars were parked and began
shouting abuse at the Milton Keynes Dons fans.“The officer grabbed me and
pushed me back towards the coach.”Makel told the court he goes to
all home and away matches with a group of ten friends and has never
been in trouble before.The magistrates found the
prosecution failed to prove he intended to use threatening behaviour.